Uscudama
Latin
Etymology
From Thracian Uskudama (“water town”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /usˈku.da.ma/, [ʊs̠ˈkʊd̪ämä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /usˈku.da.ma/, [usˈkuːd̪ämä]
Proper noun
Uscudama f sg (genitive Uscudamae); first declension[2]
- The stronghold of the Odrysians, later conquered by the Bessi. Renamed Hadrianopolis under the Roman Empire
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Uscudama |
| Genitive | Uscudamae |
| Dative | Uscudamae |
| Accusative | Uscudamam |
| Ablative | Uscudamā |
| Vocative | Uscudama |
| Locative | Uscudamae |
References
- Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker (in German), volume 2, Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, page 49, 76, 86
- Tomaschek, Wilhelm (1893-1894) Die Alten Thraker: Eine ethnologische Untersuchung (in German), Verlag von Friedrich Tempsky, pages 57
Further reading
- Uscudama in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Bessi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly